3. Nausea: The Unsettling Premonition of Gastroenteritis
Nausea – a word that often sends a shiver down one’s spine. It’s that uneasy sensation you feel right before things truly go south.
Initially, nausea might seem insignificant. You could attribute it to something you ate or perhaps even stress. But when it lingers and is accompanied by other symptoms, it becomes a glaring sign of gastroenteritis.
The primary cause behind this nauseous feeling is the irritation and inflammation in the stomach lining. As the stomach tries to combat the invading pathogens, its natural rhythm gets disrupted, leading to that all-too-familiar queasy feeling.
Furthermore, your gut has a complex nervous system. When gastroenteritis-causing pathogens invade, these nerves send distress signals to the brain, resulting in nausea. It’s the body’s way of saying, “Hey, something’s not right down here!” (3)
